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“My thoughts on the matter are to wait until the World Cup, hoping for his and Brazil’s sake that it doesn’t come too soon for them, then he can rest and come here to train with his team-mates.

“No player in the world is unsellable. Look at Neymar and Coutinho . If an offer of 500m euros came in for (Javier) Pastore he might be off. No team in the world could say something like that about a player.”

Brazil's (from left to right) Gabriel Jesus, goalkeeper Alisson, Casemiro, Marcelo and Fernandinho sing the national anthem before the International Friendly match at Anfield

A year ago Liverpool were able to agree a bargain £36.9m deal with Roma for winger Mohamed Salah at a time when the Serie A outfit were under pressure to satisfy FFP rules.

Monchi insists the financial climate at Roma is very different now.

“All the talk is of sales, but Roma have only sold Nainggolan, Skorupski and Tumminello, compared to eight or nine players coming in. I’m happy with what we’ve done so far,” he added.

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“My aim as a director of football has always been to try and provide the most ready squad possible to the coach, to let him get to work as soon as possible. Our plans for the season aren’t done, but we’ve accomplished a large chunk of them.

“We’re calm now, we don’t have to worry about Financial Fair Play, which is an important factor, not every club can say that. Sometimes we forget that we have to comply with the economic rules, not just the sporting ones.

“Roma, which was in difficulty this time last year, is now in good shape: we’ve nearly bought nine players, including Javier. I think these moments are worth enjoying fully.”